Buzzcocks Family

Yesterday I posted up Howard Devoto family and a lot of that could fit with this, so I included only two Magazine tracks, the rest you can find yesterday. My pick includes a lot of the Buzzcocks over the years (even after the death of Pete Shelley). A little of my favorite Buzzcocks, four Pete Shelley solo tracks and then a smattering of tracks from other members of the Buzzcocks. Steve Diggle who kept them going, Barry Adamson (check out his family pick for more). A couple of side projects for John Maher, Mike Joyce and solo track from Tony Barber round out the pick. Not too much of a rabbit hole, but enough to get you started looking. The Buzzcocks were one of those bands that I never understood why they didn't reach mainstream success more than they did. Their songs are mostly pure pop. But then you hit one or two and the lyrics tell you why they were banned on a few occasions.

Buzzcocks Family

01 Buzzcocks - Wish I Never Loved You

02 Buzzcocks - I Don't Mind

03 Buzzcocks - Why Can't I Touch It

04 Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love (with Someone You Shouldn't've)

05 Buzzcocks - What Do I Get

06 Buzzcocks - Senses Out Of Control

07 Buzzcocks - Keep On Believing

08 Buzzcocks - Orgasm Addict

09 Buzzcocks - Jerk

10 Pete Shelley - On Your Own

11 Pete Shelley - Yesterday's Not Here

12 Pete Shelley - Telephone Operator

13 Pete Shelley - Homosapien

14 Buzzcocks - Do It

15 Buzzcocks - You Say You Don't Love Me

16 Magazine - Shot By Both Sides

17 Magazine - The Light Pours Out Of Me

18 Steve Diggle & The Flag Of The Convenience - 50 Years Of Comparative Wealth

19 Barry Adamson - Autodestruction

20 Morrissey - Interesting Drug

21 Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls - Dream Sequence I

22 Tony Barber - Someday

23 John Cooper Clarke - I Don't Want To Be Nice

Howard Devoto Family

This pick is cool. It can't help it. Devoto was the beginning of the Buzzcocks, the beginning and all of Magazine. Either one of those two bands would relegate him to the cool pile. But add in Luxuria and his solo stuff and he is beyond cool. His mug is pure uncool geek and that makes him cool. His music is amazing and that sure helps. He's one of the few artists who have a song that mentions the San Fernando Valley (where I lived for years). That's cool. Bing Crosby also sings about the Valley. As does Frank Zappa. All cool cats. I like this pick. All the songs are great.

Howard Devoto Family

01 Buzzcocks - Boredom

02 Magazine - A Song From Under The Floorboards

03 Magazine - TV Baby

04 Magazine - My Mind Ain't So Open

05 Magazine - Give Me Everything

06 Magazine - About The Weather

07 Magazine - Motorcade

08 Magazine - Goldfinger

09 Magazine - The Light Pours Out Of Me

10 Magazine - Definitive Gaze

11 Magazine - Rhythm Of Cruelty

12 Magazine - Touch And Go

13 Magazine - Permafrost

14 Howard Devoto - Cold Imagination (Extended Version)

15 Howard Devoto - Rainy Season

16 Luxuria - Beast Box

17 Luxuria - The Beast Is Dreaming

18 Luxuria - Public Highway

19 Luxuria - Jezebel